The Illinois Council of Chapters is an affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).
MOAA and its affiliated councils and chapters are non-partisan.
Illinois consists of four (4) MOAA Chapters that meet and serve their geographic regions. Each Chapter sets its own meeting schedule according to their membership needs. Meetings often include informational presentations along with service-related camaraderie, and Chapter, Council, or National business. Local Chapters engage in support of ROTC and JROTC programs, community outreach especially those helping veterans, and fund raising for local and national scholarships.
The four regional Chapters are :
Below are maps of the four regional chapters and listings of the counties that included in each chapter region.
The long-term plan for is to establish both structured and unstructured satellites in outlying areas. If you know of a community of potential members, contact the Chapter President of the respective Chapter, or visit their websites as indicated on each of the Chapter maps below
Lincoln Land (Central)
North Shore & Chicago (Northeast)
Heart
of
Illinois (Northwest)
Southwest
(South)
North Shore & Chicago (Northeast)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Website:
https://www.ilcouncilmoaa.org/north-shore-chicago-chapter-il-01
Chapter President:
John DeReu, Col, USA (Ret)
Email: jdereu@aol.com
Heart
of
Illinois (Northwest)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Website:
https://www.moaa.org/chapter/heartofillinois
Chapter President:
David W Zabinski, Maj, USA (Ret)
Email: david.zabinski@comcast.net
Lincoln Land (Central)
Southwest
(South)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Website:
Chapter President:
Robert W Norman Jr., Col, USAF (Ret)
Email: cyclemaniac76@att.net